Waterproof boot or shoe.



C. A. PAIGE.

WATERPROOF BOOT 0R SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.4. 1915.

1 1 61,720. Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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CHESTER A. PAIGE, OF NORWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 GHARLES S. BIRD,

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WATERPROOF BOOT on. SHOE.

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Application filed August 4, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHESTER A. PAIGE, a citizen of the United. States, residing at Norwood, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Waterproof Boots or Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to waterproof boots and shoes, and more particularly to that type or class in which the body is built up from various sections or pieces of rubber coated or treated material, vulcanized together, after which a sole and heel are secured thereto.

The present invention has for its mainstruction as set forth and to vulcanize the,

parts together (excepting, perhaps, the sole), whereby there will be produced a shoe body which presents no raw edges. or ex posed fabric portions adjacent the lip sole or flange, which parts are subjected to hardest wear and are most likely to present points of entrance for moisture. v

The shoe and the manner in which it is built up are disclosed, in so far as it is necessary to an understanding of my invention, in the annexed drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation .of the shoe, showing the vamp or upper and the counter partially positioned and extending below the insole; Fig. 2 a perspective view, partly bro-ken away, with the vamp and quarter carried beneath and vulcanized to the insole; Fig. 3 a bottom plan view of the parts positioned as in Fig. 2; andFig. 4: a perspective view of the completed shoe, partly in section,-to more clearly illustrate the con-- struction. v

The shoe, as above noted, is of the'builtup type, having the various sections and layers vulcanized together prior to securing the sole and heel in position. It may be said to comprise an inner body member, denoted generally by 1, an insole 2, upper or vamp 3, and counters or quarters 4. A back stay 5 is shown, though it is not a part of my invention Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Serial No. 43,617.

against, around and beneath theinsole, overlapping against the under face of the insole, as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. Suitable adhesive, preferably a. vulcanized cement, having been applied to the surfaces before placement, the parts maintain their positions, and when the shoe body is vulcanized they become permanently attached; in fact, the shoe body becomesin asense one integral structure.

The inner sole is usually formed of rubber ,stock,having-embedded therein canvas or duck, and'by carrying the vamp and counter (or' counters) over the edge thereof it istho-roughly protected and entrance of moisture prevented. Moreover, a strong structure-is producedand likewise a lipsole or flange, designated by 6, extending through the upper and partlyback into the counters, whereby the sole 7 may be readily stitched in position. The heel 8 is preferably nailed in place, the nails passing through the, rear portion of the sole. 4

The formation of the shoe in the above manner, not only affords a ready means of attaching the rubber sole to the rubber shoe body, but at the same time it produces a neat and finished appearance, as well as forming a waterproof structure.

The body may be built up in the manner set forth in U. S. Letters Patent to Wyman, N0.'1,022,994, dated April 9th, 1912.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: 1. A. waterproof shoe, comprising a body portion; an insole, the edges whereof extend outwardly beyond the body portion at least throughout the forward part of the body; vamp and counter sections extending downwardly against the upper face of the projecting portion of the insole, around and under the same, the parts being vulcanized together; and an outer sole stitched to the projecting portion of the inner sole and the upper and lower layers-of the vamp and counter sections secured thereto.

2. A waterproof shoe, comprising'a body portion; an insole underlying said body and projecting laterally beyond the same; vamp and counter sections stitched together, im-

posed upon the body, and embracing the embracing portions of the vamp and counter sections.

3. A Waterproof shoe, comprislng an 1nsole formed from vulcanizable material;- a

vamp also formed from vulcanizable material, embracing the upper and lower sides of the marginal portions thereof and vulcanized thereto; and an outer sole stitched to the embraced portions of the inner sole.

4. A WatBIPIOOIFShOQ'TCOIfiPI'lSiIIg a body portion formed from vulcanizable material;

a vulcanizable inner sole underlying the same and projecting laterally" therefrom; vamp and counter sections, likewise formed from vulcanizable stock, imposed upon the body portion and embracing at their lower edges the projecting edge of the inner sole, all of said parts being vulcanized to produce a substantially integral structure; and an outer sole stitched to the inner sole and the embracing layers of the vamp and counter sections.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHESTER A. PAIGE. Witnesses:

ANDRJ E. CURRIER, MILLARD M. RIVES. 

